Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the authorisation of the International Criminal Court Pre-Trial Chamber to proceed with investigation in the Philippines
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) notes the recent decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I authorising the Prosecutor, Karim A.A. Khan KC, to proceed with the investigation of the crimes against humanity allegedly linked with the so-called ‘drug war’ of the Government of the Philippines under former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. To recall, the deferral of the ICC investigation was due to the request of the Government of the Philippines on 28 November 2021, pursuant to Article 18(2) of the Rome Statute. On 24 June 2022, the ICC Prosecutor requested to resume the investigation into the Philippine case. Following the deferral request, the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber […]
国際刑事裁判所（CHR）事務局長ジャクリーン・アン・デ・ギア弁護士による、大統領が国際刑事裁判所に再加盟しない決定について述べた声明
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) respects the prerogative of the President in deciding not to rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC). This move, however, is unfortunate when viewed from the human rights perspective given the calls from both domestic and international fronts seeking truth and accountability for the thousands of deaths allegedly linked to the previous administration’s campaign against illegal drugs. Being part of the ICC would have also been a strong mark of the government’s commitment in ensuring that there will always be a remedy for human rights violations and in protection of present and future generations of Filipinos. Human rights, as well as the pursuit of truth […]
国際刑事裁判所がフィリピンの事件を予備捜査に移行する決定について、CHR報道官ジャクリーン・アン・デ・ギア弁護士の声明
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) notes the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to move the case of the Philippines forward to preliminary investigation. To recall, in 2020, the Office of the Prosecutor at the ICC, led by Fatou Bensouda, reported that there is ‘reasonable basis to believe’ that crimes against humanity—particularly murder, torture, and infliction of serious physical injury and mental harm as other inhumane acts—were committed in the Philippines linked to the government’s campaign against illegal drugs. This finding was a result of the preliminary examination of the ICC into the situation in the Philippines in 2018. Despite the Philippines’ withdrawal from the Rome Statute effective […]
国際刑事裁判所（ICC）の最近の調査結果に関する人権委員会の声明
The Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHR) takes note of the report of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, on the recent findings of human rights violation in the country’s campaign against illegal drugs. As the country’s national human rights institution, CHR urges the government to acknowledge and address the observations of the ICC, with regards to its findings, and calls for greater transparency and accountability from the government in the movement towards providing redress for cases of human rights violations. In the end, it is the duty of the state to ensure a healthy balance between liberty and authority and general adherence to the rule of law. […]
Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the effect of the withdrawal of the Philippines from the International Criminal Court
The Commission on Human Rights continues to view the unilateral withdrawal of the Philippine President from the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a reversal of the country’s commitment to international treaty obligations, particularly in ending impunity, and a step back from the gains the Philippines has achieved in promoting justice and human rights. In the end, it is the Filipino people who is bound to lose when they no longer have the recourse in times when local justice systems fail in protecting them. It is then impunity that wins as a consequence of withdrawal. The task before the Philippine government is to show—beyond words—that it is willing to investigate, prosecute, […]